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    Nobody fishing?

    What sort of fish is that , and would you eat it . Not over big but I have eaten tasty fish smaller than that .:)
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    4.3 diesling

    Just a thought but if your engine has projected nose spark plugs maybe change them for normal ones ......after checking out all the good ideas above . Im thinking something is staying hot enough to cause compression ignition if you dont idle it down , and the most likely thing is the earth...
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    4.3 diesling

    1st thing to do would be to pull the spark plugs and make sure they are not carboned up and that they are the right ones
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    Best rust loosening material

    squirt in a bit of builders glue and clamp it up and your gold 😀
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    Best rust loosening material

    There used to be a vehicle assembly plant in Nelson , all the vehicles came TKD in a galvanised sheet steel crate . There are probly thousands of sheds and fences made out of the sheet , one part of the motorway there was about a mile where there were only a few fences that were not made...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    My local garage workshop has a mirror on the wall behind the four post lift .:)
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    technology for the sake of it . Thats just crazy
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    1975 Chrysler 75 HP Outboard Weird Spark Issue

    Yep , sounds like your in the right area . Is it possible that the kill switch is working when in start pos. Im thinking that the extra wire is probly there to fix another fault rather than buy a part so someone has been in there . Id be suspicious :)
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    1975 Chrysler 75 HP Outboard Weird Spark Issue

    I would be looking at the power supply to the ignition system , sounds like maybe the power is being cut to ignition when you turn the key to start . I would look at the ignition switch 1st, use a meter or test light to verify power to ign both when in the on position and the start position...
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    Had a heck of a day

    What do they say ? " one day you will look back on this day and have a laugh" . :)
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    Boat budget question

    Far out I dont even keep receipts , I mean its bad enough with her just thinking what she knows about such frivolous spending , a man would be crazy to bring concrete evidence into the house 😅
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    Random

    Ha ha ha I didnt get it ...... untill I turned on the sound 😄
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    Nobody fishing?

    we have redfin perch here , introduced from somewhere and are spreading out . Started out being the scurge you wouldnt feed your cat , at one point it was illegal to return one to the water , but now they taste great ....'parently .....I aint never eaten one . they grow to about 3kg but...
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    Random

    Yeah , talk about inspiration , and I got a spare ally dinghy too😆
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    :) yeah thats part why we went for the tennis ball ( actually a Bart Simpson doll hanging by its neck ). I guess it depends a bit on each individual problem wife 😄 . Impact parkers
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Yep Tennis ball , or the piece of wood on the floor to nudge tire up against . Ha years ago I had to go to fix a big chest freezer , as I came round the back of the car shed in my service vehicle I saw the concrete block wall was all pushed out from the inside . Inside the shed was a...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    There is a BF hill in Dunedin Stuart st steep as hell and there is a set of traffic lights half way up , Hill assist was nirvana after hill starting a Ford Capri and a ducati with a talllllll 1st gear and a clutch like a trigger . I used to pray those bloody lights would stay green...
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    1996 115hp can't get starter to engage

    Its probly gunked up so either remove the bendix and clean it and the shaft , or if your not game you could douse it in CRC or WD40 whatev and try to free it up in sutu. if you turn the pinion against the starter direction it should climb up into mesh fairly easily and smoothly. also...
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    Should be a national sport 😂and anyhow its not racing if you dont break the speed limit. Aye jimmbo , why do you think they have more than one lane at the lights 😄.....nah ,I hear you 🙂
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    New Stuff on Vehicles likes/dislikes

    25-30mph .....hes lucky, mine on wet grass as soon as it slips a wheel ( which it does with 300 hp fwd ) the traction control kicks in , kills the power untill wheel stops and the cycle repeats untill your mates stop laughing long enough to push me off my front lawn .
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